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Job-Related Expenses - Needs Review Message

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February 12, 2025
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After I enter Job-Related expenses using Deluxe 2024, under the Smart Check column (on the Deductions & Credits screen), it states "Needs Review." I've clicked on "Update" several times and gone through every question and yet when I click on done, It still shows "Needs Review."

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xmasbaby0

Are you a W-2 employee?

W-2 employees cannot deduct job-related expenses on a federal return. Job-related expenses were eliminated as a federal deduction for W-2 employees by the tax laws that changed for 2018 and beyond. Your state tax laws might be different in AL, AR, CA, HI, MN, NY or PA.

If you live in a state that lets you deduct job-related expenses, the information will flow from your federal return to the state return, so enter it in Federal>Deductions and Credits>Employment Expenses>Job-Related Expenses

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CAShermAuthor

Thanks for your response. Yes, I am a W-2 employee. I thought that W-2 employees could not deduct job related expenses but I wasn’t sure why TurboTax kept displaying the message that the job related expenses I entered needs review. I was thinking I was entering something incorrectly.

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tphtph

Same with me. EXTREMELY frustrating to see the "needs review" message after I've gone through every single question dozen times. Future enhancement request is for TurboTax to tell us SPECIFI ALLY what needs a review. The Job-Related expenses area consists of dozens of topics and questions and sub-topics. Obviously, TT does not like one of my answers, but it doesn't say which.

AmyC

Your state may allow employee expenses. If not and you do not qualify at the federal level, you can delete them. If you reply with your state, we can tell you if employee expenses are allowed.

For exceptions, About Form 2106, Employee Business Expenses states: Use Form 2106 if you were an Armed Forces reservist, a qualified performing artist, a fee-basis state or local government official, or an employee with impairment-related work expenses.

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CAShermAuthor

I live in California

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mgoede

This is a repeated event. Program does not save the data as it did last year. I am using the same Home & Business version, but the data is not registering as last year. Repeatedly, states "Needs Review